First responders gather at the derailment of a Metro-North passenger train in the Bronx borough of New York on Sunday. Four people were killed and more than 60 injured.

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Kevin McCoy

A commuter train roared off the tracks in the Bronx on Sunday, killing four people, injuring more than 60 and tumbling within inches of the Hudson and Harlem rivers.

More than 130 firefighters raced to the scene 100 yards north of the Spuyten Duyvil station, helping extricate passengers and crew. Rescue teams used giant inflatable air bags to lift one rail coach and rescue people who had been thrown from the southbound train and were trapped underneath.

Some of those who died were ejected from the train, city Fire Commissioner Salvatore Cassano said. The tragedy came one day after a freight ...